Crime & Safety
NC State Inspectors Checking Out Beech Mountain Ski Resort
Two people were hospitalized after a hydrant broke and high-pressured water hurt them.
NORTH CAROLINA — The North Carolina Department of Labor is inspecting Beech Mountain Ski Resort after an incident that sent two people to a hospital, according to multiple local news stations.
Avery EMS took the two injured people to a local hospital for treatment after a fire hydrant burst, sending high-pressured water shooting straight up into the ski lift, per WCNC.
The North Carolina Department of Labor will look into the incident, according to their report.
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According to the local newspaper the Watauga Democrat, both people injured are expected to be okay.
Patch has reached out to Beech Mountain for an update.
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